Reading through your post inspired me to start writing the song for my introduction post...it'll be ready soon. Thank you, Shayne!

Is it better to show the photo of myself? It seems it can get more upvote.

Thank you! I am going to take time to write one now :)

Oh boy. This is a great tutorial. I still haven't made any introduceyourself post up to now and I'm almost 3 months old on the site (only 2 months active though).

I just like to lurk in the shadows maybe, and observe things before doing any intro. I'm thinking my quality posts would speak for who I am but yeah it is better to post an intro so people will know who I am and what can be expected of me. 

Maybe I will post one next month, or when I feel like I should. :D

Welcome @shayne . You should also upvote people that comment on your post.

Hi @shayne can you tell me how long after your introduceyourself post you should wait before another. I saw something which said you should wait a few days between posts initially so each post stays at the top of your feed for a few days

Thanks @shayne...as said by so many others really helpful post. There's so much help and imformatiom here on #steemit its slightly overwhelming. I'm definately going slow with creating my introduce yourself posting. I was curious about tags. Maybe you can help. I saw one post saying only 5 tags and another saying as many as you like (and with looooads in the actual post)? Which is it? Cheers and again thankyou

Hey Shayne. I'm glad you wrote this. I was going to dive right in with my first post, but I didn't have any idea how to begin, so with the format you outlined above, I can start off on the right foot.

today is my first day in steem it.. and havent made any post yet. This is an enormous help . Thanks much shane. I am Rafael from Philippines. I will follow your tips :)

shayne: thank you. This I think has been the easiest info I have heard since starting Steemit a few days ago. Being old and techtarded isn't easy. The majority of the groans I've heard is the difficulty in manoeuvring around. I've looked all over for a way to return. Just can't find it. Thanks again

I've already posted three posts in Steemit before I decided to stop being such a shy cry baby and do an introductory post. Thank you very much for this post, really, it made me know what I'll have to do next. This seriously helped me out a lot, I'd definitely look back on this post when I'm writing my introduction!

Awesome post, @shayne! I'm brand new here, made a post, then ran across this recommendation by you! About to do my Introduction post now! LOL I guess that will be the second post, instead of my first - Oops! Rookie mistake!

Great post @shayne, i know it is a bit old, but still helped me a lot recently :)

This is Really Helpful @shayne. This is a Goldmine for us who are New here in Steemit. More Power to you! And Keep on Making Great Content!

Very Helpful. Im just writing my first post now after sitting on Steemit for a month. Glad I found this.

How and where does one introduce themselves here?

Awesome tips.Thanks for  sharing ..!

Hi Shayne, awesome #introduceyourself video, watched the whole thing. I was born and raised in Washington State.  Keep up the good work =D

@shayne bienvenido al mundo steemit, upvote.

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Thanks for your tips, I was really hesitating to introduce my self on steem, but now that I read your post, I feel more confident in posting my introduce your self.

Thanks @shayne for the info!  I almost just made a post to put my first one up.  I am going to think a little more on how i want to do the introduction

Wow! Nice Post to share! :)
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Thank you so much!  I found this very helpful but I also wish I could have someone explain very enough and how I can really get involved in steemit. It sounds so exciting but I am yet to have my piece

Absolutely great article! I didn't know that the first tag is the most important, now it makes more sense. I am trying to familiarize myself with the platform first before writing anything, though i see people posting articles with ridiculous content... won't even go there! haha
Why is video important? I would rather read (old school) than watch videos (millennials) :)
followed you :)

replied so I read this later. thanks for sharing it.

Wow, your post is really an eye opener. I've been thinking for almost two months now on how to create a thrilling "introduce yourself post". You just opened up my mind to possibilities. God bless your heart. Watchout for me (@fessikay)on the Steemit community.

Hi @shayne , thanks for the tips.
I have a nice picture profil i would like to use and edit with steem logo, date and username.
Do you recommand me to take a picture of myself with a white paper in hand as you said people can edit fake photos but i will also post a small video where you can see me.
Thanks

thank you for this post.. this is exactly what i needed as a newbie.

Thank you Shayne, I am new be here in steemit. Actually I don't know how to make intro, then I found your positive post that gonna be helpful for me. Keep it up, love your beautiful vibes.

Thanks for the hint with the  #introduceyourself tag. I was not aware of how Steemit is assigning posts to different categories until now. Unfortunately I did not know about the introduction board and just started posting. Will make up for that now! Hope there is no shame in the introduction post being the second blog entry instead of the first. :)

You just made introduceyourself post more easier and simpler to do. Thanks for your input.

Yup... Steemit makes real guy in real community. Thanks for a wonderful tip @shayne, I'm new and I'll make it one!

showing a picture of yourself is powerful idea and  its really helpful for beginners like me

Wow! This is really eye opening!
I wish I had done more research before I went full steam ahead and posted three whole essays. 
I will use this as my guide though, and get a belated self-introduction posted soon.
Thank you very much for this 😊

Thank you for this.
Are you suggesting to make a video introducing yourself rather than write a post?

Thankyou shayne for this amazing post! It really helped me, I'm still in the middle of writing my introduction post and it's harder than I thought! But you're post really cleared my mind about what to write and what not to! So thanks.